2008-08-27

Storing Fruits and Vegetables


I always get confused which humidity drawers and settings to use in the refridgerator, so here's some details:

for long-term storage, "Produce Facts" from the Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center at the University of California-Davis (http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/) recommends a relative humidity of:

  • Higher than 98 percent for carrots and celery.
  • Higher than 95 percent for bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, cauli-flower, lettuce and snap beans.
  • Ninety to 95 percent for apples, bananas, cantaloupe, cherries, grapes, peaches, nectarines, oranges, pears, plums, strawberries, eggplant and tomatoes.
  • Eighty-five to 90 percent for honeydew and watermelon.
  • Sixty percent for winter squash
(from http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=43)


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